USS Boxer (LHD-4)

USS Boxer underway on 18 August 2011
History
United States
NameBoxer
NamesakeUSS Boxer (CV-21)
Awarded3 October 1988
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down18 April 1991
Launched13 August 1993
Sponsored byBecky Miller
Christened28 August 1993
Commissioned11 February 1995
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
MottoHonor, Courage, Strength
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
TypeWasp-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement40,500 long tons (41,150 t) full load
Length843 ft (257 m)
Beam104 ft (31.8 m)
Draft27 ft (8.1 m)
PropulsionTwo boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shp (52,000 kW);
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Well deck dimensions266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high
Boats & landing
craft carried
Troops1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine detachment
Complement1,208
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Boxer (LHD-4) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy.[2] She is the sixth U.S. ship to bear the name of the original HMS Boxer, which was captured from the British during the War of 1812.

  1. ^ "Fact File: Amphibious Assault Ships - LHD/LHA(R)". U.S. Navy. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "LHD-1 Wasp class". Federation of American Scientists. 9 May 2000. Retrieved 8 April 2011.